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Pupils in overdose: morphine vs. amphetamine

"MorPHINE: Fine. AmPHETamine: Fat":
Morphine overdose: pupils constricted (fine).
Amphetamine overdose: pupils dilated (fat).
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---Anonymous Contributor

Atropine use: tachycardia or bradycardia

"A goes with B":
Atropine used clinically to treat Bradycardia.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Reserpine action

Reserpine depletes the Reserves of catecholamines [and serotonin].
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Botulism toxin: action, related bungarotoxin

Action: "Botulism Bottles up the Ach so it can't be the released":
Related bungarotoxin: "Botulism is related to Beta Bungarotoxin (beta-, not alpha-bungarotoxin--alpha has different mechanism).
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Ipratropium: action

Atropine is buried in the middle: iprAtropium, so it behaves like Atropine.
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin

Succinylcholine: action, use

Succinylcholine gets Stuck to Ach receptor, then Sucks ions in through open pore.
You Suck stuff in through a mouth-tube, and drug is used for intubation.
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---Anonymous Contributor

Phenobarbitone: side effects

Children are annoying (hyperkinesia, irritability, insomnia, aggression).
Adults are dosy (sedation, dizziness, drowsiness).
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---Afif El-khuffash Trinity College Dublin

Cholinergics (eg organophosphates): effects

If you know these, you will be "LESS DUMB":
Lacrimation
Excitation of nicotinic synapses
Salivation
Sweating
Diarrhea
Urination
Micturition
Bronchoconstriction
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---Anonymous Contributor

Depression: 5 drugs causing it

PROMS:
Propranolol
Reserpine
Oral contraceptives
Methyldopa
Steroids
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---Sunu George

Benzodiazepines: actions

"Ben SCAMs Pam into seduction not by brain but by muscle":
Sedation
anti-Convulsant
anti-Anxiety
Muscle relaxant
Not by brain: No antipsychotic activity.
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---Sung H. Kim